From Sigi Hiss, at 04. June 2010 11:39
Richard Woodard – Asia’s biggest ever wine auction has made more than HK$150m, breaking a series of records with wines sourced from the cellar of controversial collector Eric Greenberg. The ‘Imperial Cellar’ sale, held by Acker Merrall & Condit in Hong Kong last weekend, claims to have been the second biggest wine auction of all time, selling more than 19,000 bottles in 1,820 lots. Another Acker sale at Café Gray restaurant in NY, in October 2006, was the biggest ever auction.
From Sigi Hiss, at 04. June 2010 11:39
Tina Gellie in Porto – Quinta de Gomariz, in Portugal’s northern winemaking appellation of Vinho Verde, has swept the board at the region’s annual awards.
The 27ha estate in the Ave sub-region took six golds and two silvers – almost a medal for every line they made in 2009 – and all the more impressive given that Quinta de Gomariz has only been selling its wines since the 2005 vintage.
From Marcel Merz, at 02. June 2010 07:38
Adam Lechmere - The 'short-selling' of Chateau Lafite 2009 on Liv-ex has outraged some wine merchants, leaving others in the industry shrugging their shoulders.
The latest vintage of Lafite is being offered on the trading platform for £11,750 a case. The wine has not yet been released by the chateau.
Lafite's second wine Carruades de Lafite, also not released, also appears, with a bid for £1000 a case.
From Alexandra Flemming, at 02. June 2010 07:35
Adam Lechmere - Tributes are pouring in for Decanter founder Colin Parnell, who died last week after a short illness at the age of 75.
Parnell was the driving force behind Decanter, which he launched in 1975 with Tony Lord as editor. The two were working at trade magazine Wines & Spirits when they spotted a gap in the market for a consumer wine magazine.
He died last week at Trinity Hospice in Clapham, south London, after being diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago. His wife Patricia and daughter were with him at the end, which they said was peaceful.
From Sigi Hiss, at 28. May 2010 11:08
By Rebacca Gibb
Hungary’s Royal Tokaji Company plans to double production by opening a new €3.25million winery in September. The official launch of the winery will coincide with the company’s 20th anniversary, co-founded by Decanter columnist and Decanter’s Man of the Year 1995, Hugh Johnson OBE.
The new facility will increase annual production capacity from 30,000 to 60,000 six-bottle cases, and will focus on increasing volumes of dry Furmint and a late harvest wine rather than the region’s signature style Aszu. Ben Howkins, international sales director for the Royal Tokaji Company told decanter.com ‘We see the main growth coming in late harvest and dry Furmint wines although the core of our business will always remain Aszu, as that sets Tokaji apart from the rest.’
‘There will always be a limit on Aszu – in 2001, ‘02 and ‘04 we didn’t have any Aszu at all but we can always get the volumes of Furmint and late harvest,’ he added.
With increased production, it aims to grow sales in its biggest market, the United States, plus the UK and Europe.
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